"If untimely death came only those who deserved that fate, Keturah, where would choice be? No one would do good for its own sake, but only to avoid an early demise. No one would speak out against evil because of his own courageous soul, but only to live another day. The right to choose is man's great gift, but one thing is not his to choose--the time and means of death." ~ Martine Leavitt (Keturah and Lord Death)
I was having flashbacks today. I was at a funeral for a young mom who I have known since my early days in the Deaf Community. She was only 39 years old. I was remembering her at different stages of her life and wondering if she would have had a different outcome had her father also not died an untimely death.
How do we cope with the challenges thrown us? How will her own children now manage without their mother? How will this untimely death affect them? Behaving well and long life do not necessarily go hand in hand. An early demise does not mean an evil soul. I pray that she may find rest and that her remaining family will find comfort.
Peace,
Suzanne
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